Telegram from James A. Jacobson to Edwin A. Locke, Jr.

DECLASSIFIED ty autharity of ] PEPT. OF COMMERCE LTR. TO NARS 11-15-22 MEMO FROM NL TO SECRET - PRIORITY NLT 4-12-73 1 OCTOBER 1945 Initials BKZDate 5/21/74 Prom NCR 7718 AND AND FROM: ALUSNA CHUNGKING SERVICER DASE CR, TO: WHITE HOUSE JACOBSON SENDS TO EDWIN A LOCKE AT THE WHITE HOUSE VIA ALUSNA CHUNGKING POET GIST OF YOUR CABLE ADVISING OF ACTION WASHINGTON HAS TAKE UNILATERALLY WITH RESPECT TO AMERICAN PRODUCT ION MISSION HAS BEEN SHARED WITH MISSION MEMBERS ALL OF WHOM ARE STANDING BY AWAITING AR- RIVAL YOUR GROUP. PRESS RELEASE ON YOUR TRIP REACHED OWI NOON SUNDAY AND ITS RELEASE HERE EXACTLY AS RECE IVED WAS ASSURED EXCEPT FOR SUB- STITUTION OF WORK REACQUISITION FOR ACQUISITION IN CONNECTION WITH MANCHURIAN ETC FACILITIES. THIS CHANGE SUGGESTED BY OWI IN DEFERENCE TO POSSIBLE CHINESE REACTION, BOSCH'S TRIP TO SHANGHAI DELAYED AWAIT- ING ARMY ZONE CLEARANCE. WE QUESTION ADVISABILITY MAKING THIS TRIP ALTHOUGH HE MAY WELL BE ABLE TO RETURN BEFORE YOUR ARRIVAL. I WOULD ALSO APPRECIATE YOUR GUIDANCE ON WHETHER KELLEY AND EVANS SHOULD GO TO THIS WEEK AS REQUESTED BY OLMSTEAD AND TIENTSIN MAYOR RESPECTIVELY, THEIR STAY IN TIENTSIN MAY REQUIRE THEIR ABSENCE FROM CHUNGKING FOR SAY THREE OR FOUR WEEKS WHICH MAY RUN CONTRARY TO TERMINATION. ARRANGE YOUR TIME SCHEDULE ON MISSION TERMINATION, ARRANGE THERE 3 MONTHS EXTENSION MAJOR LOWERY'S TEMPORARY DUTY ORDERS TO COVER POSSIBLE EARLY EXPIRATION OF HIS PRESENT ORDERS, MATE boess. ) NCR ORIGINAL DISTRIBUTION: STATE DEPARTMENT (FOR MR EDWIN A LOCKE) (COPIES #1 & #2).,Tel PAGE 2.02 2